Aim Global interspecific body size distributions have been suggested to be shaped by
selection pressures arising from biotic and abiotic factors such as temperature, predation …

Aim So far, latitudinal body size clines have been discussed primarily in the context of
thermoregulation, sensu Bergmann. However, body size patterns are ambiguous in …

The processes responsible for the formation of Earth's most conspicuous diversity pattern,
the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), remain unexplored for many clades in the Tree of …

We integrate field data and phylogenetic comparative analyses to investigate causes of
body size evolution and stasis in an old insect order: odonates (“dragonflies and …

The last 10 years have seen more research on insect macroevolution than all the previous
years combined. Here, I summarize and criticise the claims that have been made by …

Macroevolutionary studies of insects at diverse taxonomic scales often reveal dynamic
evolutionary patterns, with multiple inferred diversification rate shifts. Responses to major …

Aim Species have different distribution patterns across the globe and among
biogeographical regions. The Nearctic and Palaearctic regions share lineages because of …

In seasonally variable environments, phenotypic plasticity in phenology may be critical for
adaptation to fluctuating environmental conditions. Using an 18‐generation longitudinal …

One of the major challenges of ecologists and biogeographers is to understand how species
are globally distributed. Two of the most well-studied large-scale patterns in species …

Climate change is rearranging the mosaic of biodiversity worldwide. These broad-scale
species re-distributions affect the structure and composition of communities with a ripple …